A clamp and cable

A method for fixing a fracture or preventing fracture of a bone, the method comprising:

• affixing a bone clamp (1,200,300) comprising a pair of handles (2a,2b) joined together at a pivot point (5), the handles (2a,2b) each having an arcuate jaw (4a,4b), the arcuate jaws (4a,4b) comprising a first end (7a,7b) having an opening at a proximal end (12a,12b) of the jaw (4a,4b) in communication with a second end (8a,8b) having an opening at a distal end (14a,14b) of the jaw (4a,4b), the first end (7a,7b) and second end (8a,8b) in communication via a channel (6a,6b), in which the channel (6a,6b) is configured to accommodate a cable, a wire, a suture, a band or other suitable flexible material, and characterised in that the channel (6a,6b) is an open channel which runs through an internal face (10a,10b) of the arcuate jaws (4a,4b) to a bone to reduce a bone fracture or prevent a fracture;
• passing a cable (100) comprising a body (101) and a tip (102), characterised in that the tip (102) is stiffened and has a bevelled end point (102a), wherein the tip (102) is curved, and wherein the tip (102) has a cross-sectional shape adapted to engage with the channel (6a,6b) of the bone clamp (1,200,300) having a similar cross-sectional shape through the channels (6a,6b) of the bone clamp (1,200,300);
• applying a crimp to the cable (100);
• tightening the cable (100) by a cable tightening means;
• and
• crimping the crimp to fasten the cable (100) in place.